October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the U.S. and if you are a human being with breasts or a fan of same, be aware. About 226,000 new cases are diagnosed each year and nearly 40,000 women die of breast cancer annually. Just as a point of reference, about 32,000 Americans die in car […]
Are You Dense?

Sometimes comedy and healthcare collide. I caught an episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show recently where her guest that day was one of my favorite comedians, Wanda Sykes. Sykes was there, in part, to discuss her recent battle with breast cancer, a disease she found out she had quite by accident. Apparently Sykes had gone […]
Don’t Let Breast Cancer Steal Second Base!

So I was driving across the Golden Gate Bridge this morning and I saw the wonderful sight of hundreds of pink-clad women hoofing it across in support of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. This event is truly lovely, with thousands of women (and some brave men) walking a minimum of 26.2 miles in honor […]
Don't Let Breast Cancer Steal Second Base!

So I was driving across the Golden Gate Bridge this morning and I saw the wonderful sight of hundreds of pink-clad women hoofing it across in support of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. This event is truly lovely, with thousands of women (and some brave men) walking a minimum of 26.2 miles in honor […]